Protector foot covering



Dec. 22, 1942. KOHL-ER O 2,305,926

PROTECTOR FOOT COVERING Filed May 24, 194-1 Patented Dec. 22, 1942UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlC PROTECTOR FOOT COVERING Harry Kohler,Philadelphia, Pa.

Application May 24, 1941, Serial No. 394,958

1 Claim.

My invention relates to a foot covering and relates particularly to afoot covering which may be readily folded and washed after it has beenworn.

Heretofore, coverings for the feet have been provided for inbath-houses, locker-rooms, and other places where numerous members ofthe public congregate, but such coverings were not germproof as theywere porous. However, there is a tendency for germs to propagate in theprior art coverings with the result that athlete's foot," and otherdiseases of the feet, are created by virtue of the germs collecting onthe feet of innocent members of the public frequenting the places Wheregerms are apt to collect.

It is, therefore, an object of my invention to provide a foot covering,which is of a very thin and light material, preferably water-proof,which can be folded into a small package for carrying in a pocket of amans suit or in a handbag.

Another object of my invention is to provide a thin foot covering whichcan be easily and quickly placed over the human foot and which will beheld properly to the foot.

Another object of my invention is to provide a ioot protector which maybe economically manufactured.

It is another object of my invention to produce a foot covering that maybe economically manufactured without the use of special machinery, andan article of manufacture which can be marketed at a low price andaffords low economical expenditures for replacement.

Other objects of my invention are to provide an improved device of thecharacter described,

that is easily and economically produced, and which is highly efficientin operation.

With the above and related objects in view, my invention consists in thedetails of construction and combination of parts, as will be more fullyunderstood from the following description, when read in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a covering protector for a human footembodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the foot covering protector.

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the covering protector.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the covering protector.

Fig. 5 is a development of the foot covering.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, I show a foot covering orprotector, generally designated as A, which is preferably made of awaterproof and transparent material, which is light in weight, and whichmay be of oil silk or synthetic material, such as cellophane orpliofilm. I also may use paraflin or wax-treated paper as the materialfrom which the foot covering is made.

The material should be sufficiently non-absorbent, soft, smooth and thinon all surfaces to eliminate all objections to a slight folding, andwhich will be perfectly adjusted to the foot and toes.

The foot covering may be made of any desired size or length, and isparticularly adapted for use in shower rooms, gymnasiums, and otherpublic bathing places, or where a large group of persons use the samefacilities.

The foot covering is smooth, antiseptic, nonabsorbent and provides afree movement of the toes without friction.

The foot protector is made of one piece of material, as shown in Fig. 5,of a size to cover the sole, the toes, and the heel of the foot. Thesingle piece bottom portion is sewed along a seam, designated as 10, togive shape to the foot protector. The upper portion C of the footprotector is divided into two side portions I4 and I6, and the sideportions I 4 and iii are united by rows of stitching I8 and 20. Theforward edge of the side portions forming the upper of the coveringoverlap the toes of the wearer. It is to be remembered that thestitching [0 on the bot tom gives shape to the foot covering, which isan article of manufacture. The throat portion of the covering haselastic 22 therein for the purpose of firmly gripping the ankle of thewearer. The elastic 22 may be tied in the form of a bow, or it may bepermanently afiiXed in a predetermined position.

A flap 26 at the throat of the covering is overturned to overlap theside portions l4 and I6 and seamed to enable the elastic 22 to passtherethrough.

The single piece of material forming the covering A is shaped somewhatas two segments of a circle and with a V joining each end of eachsegment of the circle, see Fig. 5.

The development, see Fig. 5, shows where the line of stitching I0 ismade to form the sole of the covering, the fold 26 is turned over thefold line 28 to form the covering throat, and the line of stitching 30shows where the covering upper is held together.

After the foot covering is worn or torn, it may be thrown away andreplaced by a new pair of inexpensive foot coverings.

I propose to make and introduce my improved protective coating for thehuman foot as an article of manufacture entirely independent of shoes,socks and stockings so that it may be worn directly upon the human foot.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as illustrative rather than limiting, since theinvention may be variously embodied, and the scope of the invention isto be determined as claimed.

I claim as my invention:

A method of manufacturing a foot protector of non-porous Pliofllm or thelike. which comprises the steps of laying out a form from a single uni-I tary piece of material. said form having an outline of a foot and sideportions defined by cutting a V which joins the front of the foot andthe back of the heel portion, turning down a flap about the throat ofthe foot protector whereby said flap forms a passageway for an elasticbinder, forming a row of stitching on said material forming the outlineof the bottom of the heel, arch and sole of a human foot, and formingthe sides of the foot protector by sewing the V-shaped edges of thefront and back together, and inserting an elastic binder through theoverturned flap foot opening throat portion.

HARRY KOHLER.

